, 1887-06-16
The TELLER CASE.
A Continuance of the Prelimin-
ary Examination.
The Court Reserying a Decision
Until To-Day.


yesterday, the case being taken up
where it left off at the time Of ad-
journment on "Wednesday. John
Dugan had testified and his evidence
direct was published yesterday.
The following is the balance of the
testimony, commencing with the
cross examination of John Dugan:
John Dugan cross-examined:-1
am 81 years old, l think. l don't
know how old my sister is; my Sis
ter Is oldest; has been married to
Teller as near as / know about four
years. While they lived together
they lived there at that place; had
been living on the place about two
months when Teller was killed.
There was an agreement between
myself and Teller by which | was to
work the place on shares; the ar
rangement included the work and
use of the horses spoken Of; [ was to
live there with my sister and she
was to help me in the working of
the place, between 80 and 40 acres,
under cultivation; Teller had been
at home prior to the killing; came
the day before the murder; saw Mr..
Teller on Monday evening at home,
no one else there; Mrs. Teller came
there with me; he was sitting in the
house; between sundown and dark;
Mrs. Teller retired not long after she
went there; house and kitchen
joined; are only rooms; slept in the
northeast corner of the house in Il
bed on the floor. Mr.. Teller slept in
the southeast corner, bed moved
little from the wall; he slept with
Mary, his wife; don't tknow which got
up first; was asleep, my bed being
about three feet from the door that
led to tho kitchen; before / got up
heard no conversation between Tel
Ter and wife; they had been quarrel
ing during the night; it was about
the horses; he wanted to know what
she came to Spokane for, what busi-
ness she had at Spokane, and what
business she had to come there that
night; next morning did not hear
any conversation before going TO
get the horses; she was in the kitch-
en- when / spoke of getting the
horses, he told her he would get the
horses.
q. Didn't you say to her this:
I'Mary, while you're getting break
fast I'll go and get the horses to do
the rolling"
No sir. l said, "Pll go and get the
horses" might have said it but /
don't remember it; Mr.. Teller was
in the house when l made the
remark and was not doing any
thing; standing up; Teller said:
let the horses alone, he would tend
to the horses. lie should have
In Ia, xt,t, at 4 20
the horses. / think had men,
toned to him that uighi that / was
going to roll; was going 10 get them
to roll the ground. He spoke right
out in a very rough way, rougher
than he usually spoke. Teller done
nothing there since he gave me in
charge of the place and horses.
Don't hardly know why did not 60
and get them; not ever having any
trouble Teller, preferred not to then.
When Teller forbid me getting the
horses / done nothing. Then Mrs.
Teller said she would go and get |
them. Teller said nothing. She did |
then start to get the horses; don't |
know how long she was after them,
not long, don't think ten or fifteen |
minutes. Horses were out east of /
the house, say $50 or 400 yards. / |
think she could go i'm that time. / |
don't know what Teller was doing. |
/ went out to the old house; left Tel
Ter in main house; wei.t to the old |
house to fix line on the harness. !
Did not 60 for horses because / |
feared difficulty with Mr.. Teller
There has been gun kept there
prior to the killing all the time. /
would know the gun. (Shown gun,
tHn h.. 3 hn
ally kept over the door in the main
house that went into the kitchen.) .
Did not notice the gun Monday f.
night when got home; saw it Tues
day morning, setting in the corner
of the house, don't know whether !
loaded or not. If Teller went out |
without the gun and turned the .
horses loose without the gun do .
not know it. do not know it to be /
the second time that he went out to |
turn the horses loose that spoke of; .
it could have happened that he went |
out without my knowledge. / heard |
Mr.. Teller make threats to Mrs. Tel
Ter when he went out with the gun:
'If you don't turn them horses
loose / will shoot your did not
hear him threaten to kill her il she
did not leave the place that morning.
1t was the Friday before that, in the
house: "If you don't leave here I'll
shoot you or burn you Outw did
not hear Teller say to my sister in
the morning that IL she did not take
her clothes and go away, "I will burn
you out or kill you some night" l
did say to my sister that morning,
that / feared Teller would do her
some harm, and for her to be on her
guard; told her this because he
made no many threats thought he
night; 1 told her this from Teller's
hfeats and manner that morning.
When 1 first saw Teller with gun he
vas coming up to the gate; held gun
arrel with one hand and butt with
ne other, just ready to bring 1t to
is face, witness illustrates,) walked